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Right before the pandemic hit, we quit our Bay Street jobs and moved to Panama to open a hotel
"Everyone's waiting for the vaccine. In the future, we want to host yoga retreats, surf retreats and diving retreats"
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Life
An occasionally cringe-inducing look at Toronto’s past tourism-boosting videos
The city's efforts to promote itself haven't always worked out that well
Real Estate News
Happy Holidays: where to get deals on vacation homes
Seven emerging regions that deliver the perfect blend of allure and affordability Parry Sound What you'll pay: A three-bedroom...
City News
Wanted: 10 sand tiger sharks for the Ripley’s Aquarium at the CN Tower
Now that construction is well underway on the Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada at the base of the CN Tower, it’s time for step two:...
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City News
Toronto wants to snag some of New York City’s tourists
Councillor Michael Thompson wants to co-promote New York and Toronto in order to get tourists to visit both cities in tandem...
City News
Nik Wallenda’s high-wire walk across Niagara Falls tonight is being live-streamed
Tonight, would-be Niagara Falls high-wire walker Nik Wallenda will find out if all the government lobbying, fundraising and...
City News
Nik Wallenda makes walking across Niagara Falls sound like no fun at all
Nik Wallenda’ s high-wire act across Niagara Falls is supposed to rake in $120-million for the local economy, but it would seem...
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City News
Ontario Place will remain a casino-free zone, thanks in part to John Tory
So far, much of the Toronto casino chatter has focused on which locations are preferred by the Las Vegas heavies, but it’s worth...
City News
Risks of wire-walking across Niagara Falls: mist, falcon attacks, weird newspaper stories
Stunt artist Nik Wallenda’ s fast-approaching attempt to walk a steel cable strung across Niagara Falls has given rise to any...
Style
Confirmed: a brave (or foolhardy) tightrope walker will cross Niagara Falls in June
Having finally convinced the Niagara Parks Commission that he’s not going to fall to a watery death, a date has been set for...
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Style
QUOTED: hotelier Steve Gupta on why tourists get bored in Toronto
—Steve Gupta , CEO of Ontario hotel chain Easton’s Group, both explaining why he supports a downtown mega-casino and...
City News
Forbes asks how Toronto can sustain four new luxury hotels
The folks at Forbes were curious as to how Toronto will sustain four new luxury hotel towers at a time when hotel development is...
Style
Stunt artist gets the green light to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope
Back in December, Canada cemented its reputation for being both a bore and a buzz kill when officials nixed an American...
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City News
Reason to Love Toronto: four new five-star hotels are about to make staycations super-luxe
Toronto is a great place to visit. Just ask the people who live nearby. Residents of Halton Region, a mere 30-minute drive down...
City News
Microsoft announces it’s coming to Toronto next year—we hope to avoid the blue screen of death
It’s probably best to think of this as a warm-up for the Pan Am Games: Office and Windows giant Microsoft announced this week...
City News
50 Reasons to Love Toronto: Nos. 18 and 19, Tourist town and solar schools
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Real Estate News
CN Tower launches EdgeWalk, for people who think skydiving is boring
This summer, the CN Tower is introducing a new attraction called EdgeWalk , allowing thrill-seekers to take a hands-free walk on a...
Real Estate News
New details about CN Tower “behemoth” aquarium emerge
As we reported last March, Toronto has been in talks with Ripley Entertainment to bring an aquarium of epic proportions to the CN...
City News
Pride Toronto’s severe case of TGIF: how the gay and lesbian festival ended up having one of its worst weeks ever
This has been a nasty week for Pride Toronto. The bad news started on Wednesday, when it came out that Pride had overspent its...
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City News
Pride Toronto almost bankrupt, thanks to pulled federal funding and QUAIA fiasco
Last year wasn’t one of the best on record for Toronto Pride. It had the controversy around Queers Against Israeli Apartheid...
City News
For the second time, a Virgin airline cuts Toronto out of its list of destinations
Back in April, we were so hopeful about Virgin America’s new flights to San Francisco and L.A. That hope proved wasted last...
Culture
Martin Sheen joins Royal York Hotel picket line for 20 minutes
His son may have been spotted at the Drake's rooftop patio, but Martin Sheen seems to prefer a more street-level approach to...
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City News
Why didn’t we think of that? Stratford’s Justin Bieber maps are a huge success
Maybe Tourism Toronto is on to something by using the Scott Pilgrim movie, which features Toronto landmarks, as a marketing ploy...
City News
Toronto’s six most memorable neighbourhood naming smackdowns
Toronto: city of neighbourhoods, multiculturalism and, to a lesser extent, bureaucracy. These three attributes collide most often...
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Deep Dives
Dancing Queens: Patrons, staff and performers share their wildest memories of Crews and Tangos, Toronto’s most storied drag bar
Crews and Tangos has been enforcing the rules of the Village for more than 30 years: wear what you want, kiss who you want, but don’t forget to tip the drag queens. With a condo development looming, we asked around for tales from the iconic spot
Deep Dives
The Joy of Sex with Strangers: A Toronto hotwife’s adventures in ethical non-monogamy
Three months ago, I was a suburban mom in a monogamous relationship. Now I’m sleeping with people I meet online—with my husband’s blessing—and we’ve never been happier. Don’t judge us until you’ve read our story
Deep Dives
The Scandal, the Firing and the Fallout: Anatomy of a Bay Street fiasco at RBC
Nadine Ahn was a high-ranking executive at the bank. Ken Mason, her subordinate, was rapidly promoted. Then someone claimed to see them canoodling at the Royal York, tipped off HR and triggered an inquisition
Deep Dives
Edward the Conqueror: The unlikely ascent of Canada’s telecom king
Edward Rogers was dismissed as a meddling nepo baby—until he muscled out his siblings, acquired his competitors, cornered the telecom market and became the dominant force in Canadian sports
Deep Dives
Lady Parts: Inside Meredith MacNeill and Jennifer Whalen’s new show,
Small Achievable Goals
The
Baroness von Sketch Show
alumnae have elevated joking about women’s issues to an art. Their new show takes aim at menopause. How funny is that?
Deep Dives
Murder in the Blue Mountains: The story behind the killing of Ashley Schwalm
Ashley and James Schwalm had what seemed like a fairy tale life—two wonderful children, fulfilling careers and a gorgeous home close to the private ski club where they’d fallen in love. Then Ashley’s remains turned up in a burned-out car at the bottom of a ditch, and all signs pointed to her husband
Deep Dives
Dark Horse: Inside the fall of Eric Lamaze, Canada’s most famous equestrian
For years, Lamaze was the world’s top-ranked show jumper, living an enviable life filled with fancy cars, international travel and adoring fans—the kind of life a person might do anything to protect
Deep Dives
Dividing Line: How the Bloor Street bike lane turned the city into a battlefield
A few kilometres along Bloor has become Toronto’s most contested strip of concrete, igniting fights over congestion, safety and the future of downtown
Deep Dives
The Chosen One: At just 23, Scottie Barnes is the new face of the Raptors—and the team’s best chance of salvation
Barnes is shouldering the weight of an impatient, basketball-mad city, a hit-and-miss team, and his own colossal ambitions. Does he look worried?
Deep Dives
Almost
Famous: Inside the Beaches’ rise to rock stardom
A viral earworm about a breakup turned the Beaches into Toronto’s hottest export. Now, the panty-throwing, stage-diving, all-girl rock band is seducing fans around the world
Deep Dives
“I was nearly beaten to death by my partner. The case was dismissed because it took too long to get to trial”
How an overburdened justice system is failing survivors of intimate partner violence
Deep Dives
Brave New Year: The ultimate try-anything-once bucket list for 2025
For inspiration on wonderful, wild and even some slightly reckless experiences to enjoy in the year ahead
Deep Dives
The stars of the PWHL’s Toronto Sceptres on finally having a league of their own
After kicking off a new chapter for hockey with the PWHL, Natalie Spooner, Sarah Nurse and Blayre Turnbull are blazing a trail for women in sports
Deep Dives
The 50 Most Influential Torontonians of 2024
Our annual ranking of the people whose courage, smarts and clout are changing the world as we know it
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Food & Drink
The US tariffs are coming for your espresso martini
With Kahlúa no longer available at the LCBO, Toronto bartenders are getting creative
Food & Drink
These Ontario-made booze collaborations are coming to a restaurant near you
Toronto bars and restaurants are partnering with their favourite distillers, winemakers and brewers to produce custom-made drinks. Here, nine crushable new concoctions
Food & Drink
“We have over 100 cases of American wine trapped at the LCBO”: Toronto’s Grape Witches on what it’s like to run a bottle shop during a trade war
It’s not as simple as taking sides when you’re a small business
Food & Drink
Six Toronto restaurants serving up all-Canadian menus
With a trade war upon us, our city’s chefs are taking a stand